Vattenfall has submitted an application to the Land and Environmental Court at Umeå District Court for its proposed 2,900-megawatt Storlandet wind farm in Gällivare municipality in northern Sweden, the company said on Monday.
The project is expected to generate approximately 9 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity annually, intended to meet increasing power needs from the mining and steel industries as they move toward electrification.
“Storlandet can contribute to fossil-free electricity production in line with demand from, among others, the mining and steel industries,” Vattenfall said in a statement.
While the company noted that demand for fossil-free power has not risen as rapidly as initially anticipated, it emphasized the importance of being prepared to deliver new capacity as industrial electrification accelerates.
The application represents a key step toward potential future investment decisions, with Vattenfall stating the project would help strengthen northern Sweden’s role as a centre for fossil-free industry.
